How to Display Dates in Data Objects in the GMT0 Timezone

If a data table in your application has a column of the DATETIME type, the values for that column will be rendered by Backendless Console in mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss format. For many applications, and specifically in some industries like telecommunications or finance, it is important to see the date objects in a “neutral” format and often GMT0 provides that baseline.

The standard format can be seen in the screenshot below:

By default, the date values are displayed in the client-side timezone. Backendless Console makes it very easy to switch the rendering of date values in the data objects to the GMT0 timezone. Notice the Show dates in GMT0 toggle. Once turned on, the dates are automatically re-rendered in that timezone: